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The table looks at the demand for MOS IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MOS over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkMicrosoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank596681
Rank change on the same period last yearUp+85
Matching permanent IT job ads28273
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.041 %0.137 %
As % of the Qualifications category0.182 %0.613 %
Salaries quoted26215
Average salary£25,000£34,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year-27.53 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£21,850£22,800
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£35,900£43,500
UK excluding London average salary£29,000£24,750
% change on same period last year+17.17 %
IT Job Market, QualificationsAll Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1541744550
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK22.64 %22.33 %
Salaries quoted1300837006
Average salary£37,500£38,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year-2.590 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,500£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

MOS
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing MOS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

MOS Demand Trend

MOS
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MOS within the UK.

MOS Salary Trend

MOS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MOS over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

MOS Salary Histogram

MOS
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MOS within the UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+9727£24,500-29.49 %
LondonUp+5217£23,000-35.21 %
City of LondonDown-87£27,500-21.42 %
North WestUp+1345£29,000+6.42 %
ManchesterNew entry-5£29,000-
Docklands, LondonUp+303£22,000-
West MidlandsUp+802£24,500-15.51 %
BirminghamNew entry-2£24,500-
South EastUp+1661£60,000+144.89 %
South WestUp+1021£20,500-51.76 %
East of EnglandUp+1001--
CambridgeshireUp+701--
ScotlandUp+661£35,000+75.00 %
GlasgowUp+461£35,000+75.00 %
Home CountiesNew entry-1£60,000-
CambridgeNew entry-1--
BristolNew entry-1£20,500-

MOS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK citing MOS also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited MOS.

154 (76.06 %)MS Office
237 (52.11 %)Windows
237 (52.11 %)MS Excel
330 (42.25 %)Microsoft Certification
429 (40.85 %)Law
528 (39.44 %)Microsoft
621 (29.58 %)Legal
720 (28.17 %)Windows 2000
817 (23.94 %)MCP
914 (19.72 %)Banking
1013 (18.31 %)Remedy
1112 (16.90 %)Finance
1112 (16.90 %)Windows XP
1112 (16.90 %)SLA
1211 (15.49 %)ITIL
139 (12.68 %)Hummingbird
148 (11.27 %)Document Management
157 (9.859 %)Blackberry
157 (9.859 %)MCSE
157 (9.859 %)Interwoven
157 (9.859 %)Active Directory
166 (8.451 %)MS Exchange
166 (8.451 %)Lotus Notes
166 (8.451 %)Windows Server 2003
166 (8.451 %)Lotus
166 (8.451 %)MS PowerPoint
166 (8.451 %)E-Learning
166 (8.451 %)Degree
175 (7.042 %)Documentum
184 (5.634 %)Royalblue

MOS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK citing MOS also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited MOS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (5.634 %)CSS
23 (4.225 %)Flash
32 (2.817 %).NET
41 (1.408 %)Windows SharePoint Services
41 (1.408 %)ASP
41 (1.408 %)ASP.NET
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (8.451 %)MS Exchange
16 (8.451 %)Lotus Notes
25 (7.042 %)Documentum
32 (2.817 %)SharePoint
32 (2.817 %)WorkSite
32 (2.817 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.408 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (1.408 %)CMS
41 (1.408 %)GroupWise
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
154 (76.06 %)MS Office
237 (52.11 %)MS Excel
36 (8.451 %)MS PowerPoint
44 (5.634 %)Photoshop
52 (2.817 %)DeltaView
61 (1.408 %)MS Project
61 (1.408 %)Paint Shop Pro
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (4.225 %)Wireless
21 (1.408 %)VoIP
21 (1.408 %)VPN
21 (1.408 %)Firewall
21 (1.408 %)Internet
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (4.225 %)Dreamweaver
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (40.85 %)Law
221 (29.58 %)Legal
314 (19.72 %)Banking
412 (16.90 %)Finance
54 (5.634 %)Billing
63 (4.225 %)Auditing
63 (4.225 %)Publishing
72 (2.817 %)Back Office
81 (1.408 %)Graphic Design
81 (1.408 %)Investment Banking
81 (1.408 %)Insurance
81 (1.408 %)Aerospace
81 (1.408 %)Education
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
132 (45.07 %)Trainer
132 (45.07 %)IT Trainer
221 (29.58 %)Helpdesk Support
319 (26.76 %)Analyst
414 (19.72 %)Support Analyst
414 (19.72 %)Helpdesk Analyst
414 (19.72 %)1st Line Support
511 (15.49 %)Support Engineer
511 (15.49 %)Technical Support
610 (14.08 %)Helpdesk Engineer
610 (14.08 %)1st Line Support Engineer
79 (12.68 %)Technical Support Engineer
79 (12.68 %)Technical Engineer
88 (11.27 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
97 (9.859 %)Deskside Support
97 (9.859 %)Deskside Analyst
97 (9.859 %)Deskside Support Analyst
104 (5.634 %)IT Support Analyst
104 (5.634 %)Legal IT Trainer
113 (4.225 %)Support Manager
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (9.859 %)Blackberry
26 (8.451 %)E-Learning
33 (4.225 %)Statistics
42 (2.817 %)Computer Science
51 (1.408 %)Russian Language
51 (1.408 %)Video Conferencing
51 (1.408 %)PDA
51 (1.408 %)Firmware
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (52.11 %)Windows
220 (28.17 %)Windows 2000
312 (16.90 %)Windows XP
46 (8.451 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (4.225 %)Windows Vista
61 (1.408 %)Windows Mobile
61 (1.408 %)Mac OS X
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (15.49 %)ITIL
28 (11.27 %)Document Management
33 (4.225 %)Information Security
33 (4.225 %)Problem Management
33 (4.225 %)Content Management
33 (4.225 %)Service Management
42 (2.817 %)Practice Management
51 (1.408 %)Time Management
51 (1.408 %)CRM
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (5.634 %)SQL
22 (2.817 %)C#
31 (1.408 %)JavaScript
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (42.25 %)Microsoft Certification
217 (23.94 %)MCP
37 (9.859 %)MCSE
46 (8.451 %)Degree
54 (5.634 %)MCT
63 (4.225 %)ECDL
71 (1.408 %)MCDST
71 (1.408 %)MCSA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (16.90 %)SLA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (9.859 %)Active Directory
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (39.44 %)Microsoft
213 (18.31 %)Remedy
39 (12.68 %)Hummingbird
47 (9.859 %)Interwoven
56 (8.451 %)Lotus
64 (5.634 %)Royalblue
64 (5.634 %)Citrix
73 (4.225 %)Altiris
73 (4.225 %)Adobe
73 (4.225 %)Macromedia
73 (4.225 %)Apple
81 (1.408 %)Open Text
81 (1.408 %)Avaya
81 (1.408 %)JD Edwards